Explaining White Working-Class Republicans or why Bernie is Best

White working and middle-class people look at what the two major parties have done over the past 35 years and they see each one pursuing policies that assure one percent of the people get 50% of the pie. Republicans say in barely coded language that A) they will give non-affluent whites first dibs at the crumbs the rich leave behind while B) Democrats will give first dibs to blacks, immigrants, gays, and liburals (most of whom are in the 1% anyway).

Corporate democrats also basically tell white working people A) there’s nothing to be done about the 1/2 of our nation’s wealth that goes to the 1% and B) everybody else has to share what’s left in equal quantities. How big a surprise is then that so many white working voters support Republicans?

If you look at the free trade deals, the repeal of Glass-Steagall, Obama’s willingness to enter into a “grand bargain”, trying to convince white working Republicans they’ve doped this out wrong is tough sledding.

This is why Bernie is so crucial. Unlike Hillary who has supported some of the very policies that have led to the extraordinary inequality we face now, Bernie really would take a big healthy chunk of the 1%’s slice and allocate it more fairly. If we care about our nation’s future, we’ve got to back him.

One Response to Explaining White Working-Class Republicans or why Bernie is Best

There is another reason to support Bernie. I don’t want to sound like Bob O here, but Dems have their head in the sand re Hillary’s legal and ethical woes re her email server. The only reason we don’t hear more about this is that Republicans are currently not looking the gift horse in the mouth too hard being that they are currently preoccupied with their own political infighting. As Trump recently said on the Jimmy Fallon show, “I haven’t even started on Hillary yet”. Don’t believe Hillary isn’t already facing the full brunt of attack? Look at what Bill got for lying about a BJ from a young woman who likely threw herself at him. I suspect few men could resist such advances and most would attempt to find a Clintonesque way to weasel their way out of trouble if afterward they were caught.

Even absent politically motivated prosecutions, anybody that has ever dealt with sensitive govt info should instinctively know that the intelligence community can’t and won’t overlook Hillary’s cavalier mishandling of govt intelligence. At some point the FBI is going to finish its investigation and will likely recommend to the DOJ that Hillary face multiple-felonies re the classified info she illegally placed and retained on her unapproved, insecure server (probably for nefarious reasons). The FBI is also likely to recommend Hillary be charged for the lies and obstruction of justice that came after her private server was discovered. In addition, it is said that upon reviewing Hillary’s emails, the FBI discovered there was a high correlation between those who donated to the Clinton foundation (or paid Bill large speaking fees) & those that received favorable treatment or contracts from the Department of State. On this issue the FBI may not need to prove actual pay-for-play was occurring, only that the DOS did not follow established procedures in such matters and that Hillary did not sufficiently isolate herself from the perception of impropriety. The Clinton’s aren’t going to get any love if Republicans have anything to say about it and remember that the head of the FBI and much of the intelligence community are Republicans.

If Hillary implodes before the election (as I think is likely), Bernie’s biggest hurdle may well be the CorpraDem that party powers will then push forward. Am I crazy? Well the scenario I paint is a lot more realistic than the crazy conspiracy theories I cringe to hear about re the buildings that fell during 9/11. And thankfully, unlike with 9/11, within the next few months (or years at the most), I will be proven right or the issue will disappear. Prepare for me to post a big “I told you so!”. In the meantime though, Bernie is doing a nice job and following the best strategy available to him at this moment, i.e. build a formidable following such that it would split the party too widely to promulgate another candidate upon Hillary’s demise. Just to show that my thinking isn’t that far off the mark, here is a well-written article that about says it all: http://original.antiwar.com/andrew-p-napolitano/2016/01/14/two-smoking-guns/ Keep in mind that even a broken clock is right twice a day and that most Democrates currently have their head placed well in the sand (if not elsewhere) on this issue.

Beginning ~10yrs ago, Moscow-based Kaspersky Labs tried2 damage rival competitor’s reputations by tricking their programs into classifying benign files as malicious. Per 2 former employees, some such attacks were ordered by

(Wednesday, Dec 13. 2017 12:50 AM)

KL’s co-founder Eugene Kaspersky, in part 2retaliate against rivals who he felt were aping his software rather than dev their own. KL’s engineers would take files like common critical drivers & inject bad code into them so they appeared infected. KL would then upload the doctored files anonymously2 VirusTotal flagging them as infected. Other AV engineers would then visit VT & create signatures that would flag all sim files. This often caused their AV programs 2quarantine perfectly good drivers from ppl’s computers causing system problems. http://goo.gl/fssZ1B

I guess it all boils down2 what 1 believes gives meaning to mankind’s life. To me, man will only have significance if he survives the Darwinian nature of the universe in the long term. In only a billion yrs, r sun will have brightened

(Tuesday, Dec 12. 2017 04:59 AM)

enough2 boil the oceans. If man is 2survive, it will only be cuz of his unique intelligence & ability2 fav reshape his enviro. There is nothing else particularly special about man, espec not his ability 2practice cut-throat Darwinistic behaviors. If the nat Darwinian path led2 immortal life, we would see evidence of an entire universe teaming w/life that has survived the ages. We don’t. So man must uniquely fight against the natural Darwinian order & instead build the strongest poss united society in which all individuals & earth’s life forms thrive.

4 Jeff – 1st of all u wrote that I think gov’t should buy everything 4 everybody. Obviously, that’s false. Now u write that I want gov’t 2 buy baseball tix 4 poor kids. I don’t oppose such legislation but my preference is that the City of Baltimore should condition use of its city by O’s upon an agreement by team 2 distribute free or low-cost tix to poor Baltimoreans.

For Hal – You do think the government should buy tickets to baseball games for the less fortunate. What’s the difference between that and a voucher to a restaurant? The point stands. You think the government has the authority to spend someone else’s money on whatever you deem appropriate.

For jeff linder – not everything. I don’t think the gov’t should provide people with yachts or vouchers to eat at restaurants & not at the expensive others since I would b subject 2 same taxes that I support. But it’s easier 2 attack arguments I don’t make.

The EIC has been much abused. Ppl that dont even work r propositioned by dishonest tax preparers who promise ppl they will get a tax refund if they just pay a fee. Self-Emp_Income is declared & the EIC is requested. By law, IRS pays

(Sunday, Dec 10. 2017 06:56 PM)

refunds quick, & only later it discovers the person never paid SEI taxes. The tax preparer & their fee r long gone; the person now owes IRS back the EIC. Woe 2the person that actually recvd need-based benefits (SSI or welfare) during the tax yr, as IRS records now show they had SEI they didnt declare. So welfare/SSI also want their money back, & usually such persons already at poverty level. This is the type of issue I tried 2expain2 Hal re accurate gas tax refunds. Although computerization slowly making this better, such programs rife w/fraud & bureaucratic messes.

Jeff isnt proposing a true GMI. The “earned income tax credit” he mentions already exists – IF u have low-pay job, then u may get a tax rebate. This also much like current Repub proposals 2req work 2get Medicaid. Prob socially

(Sunday, Dec 10. 2017 02:32 PM)

insulated ppl dont recog is there r many that have educational/mental/physical/economic-based issues such that they cant get/hold a job in today’s economy where workers compete w/3rd world. Sometimes ppl like Jeff will have eyes opened if something really bad happens in their lives. Gen working population is always so surprised how few services there really r when it is they that need help – but even then they often hang on2 dogma: Everybody but them (espec those dark “foreigners”) r cheaters/liars & that’s why there is nothing avail 4them when they need it.

Tweeden’s colleague John Phillips /groomed/ her 2release pic; Tweeden had no idea Phillips & Stone were hard right buddies. Arnold says Sean Hannity had wanted the photo since 2007 but she refused him & that Tweeden never wanted Franken fired. Arnold posted email purportedly showing Stone trying2 whip up story2 gossip columnists even b4 Tweeden story aired, though a pseudonym Russian nm was used & Tom has no proof email was Stone’s doing. DC & US will be vacant if we all r held 2such high stds over entire lifetime. We need Al in the Senate. http://goo.gl/oLWfA3

For halginsberg – The government spends about $1T in means tested programs. That’s about $3K per person. For illustration only:. GMI-Earned Income=Refund. That way there is no cost in benefits to working.

For halginsberg – That’s funny Hal. You think it’s someone else’s duty to spend money on things you think are important. I think you should spend your money on what you think is important. Re GMI it’s a workable solution as a replacement for all welfare programs.

For halginsberg – It’s not the federal government’s business to ensure all citizens have health care, a roof over their heads and a warm place to sleep Hal. If you know someone like in dire need why aren’t you helping them?
And yes, I support a guaranteed income.

For jeff linder – I asked u earlier how u propose to ensure all citizens have health care, a roof over their heads, and a warm place to sleep. I think u support a guaranteed minimum income. Is that correct?